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Volcanic moon Io gets close-up look from Earth observatory
Astronomy Magazine· 1 day agoThe volcanic world Io has been a hot topic lately. In a paper to be published June 4 in Geophysical Research Letters, a U.S.-Italian team led captured the aftermath of a volcano’s plume dumping ...
The moon and Saturn will ‘kiss’ on Friday. Cincinnati Observatory tells us what to know
FOX 19 Cincinnati· 4 days agoThe actual term is called a “conjunction,” said Dr. Wes Ryle, an astronomer with the Cincinnati ...
Book excerpt: "Eruption" by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMichael Crichton's thriller about a massive volcanic eruption in Hawaii was unfinished when the...
‘Devil comet’ is about to make its closest approach of Earth
CNN via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoAn unusual horned comet, nicknamed the “devil comet,” will make its closest approach of Earth on...
I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory − clear,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoI’ve been working on Chandra since before it launched 25 years ago, and it’s been a pleasure to see...
Missed May's Northern Lights? You Could Have Another Chance To See Them Soon!
InspireMore· 3 days agoFirst, there was a powerful geometric storm — the most powerful one in more than two decades, in...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe launch is currently targeted for no earlier than Dec. 24, but that launch...data cable on Webb...
Astronomers use Keck Observatory to create ‘catalog’ of exoplanets | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 6 days agoAstronomers using a Mauna Kea observatory have published a “catalog” of more than 100 exoplanets. A...
How scientists shipped astronomy's largest camera from California to Chile
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFour workers in orange highlighter apparel stand around the suspended cylinder, and another stands...
The Teen Photographer Capturing Bay Area Avocets on Camera (and Where You Can See Them Too) | KQED
KQED· 4 days agoWhile many birds molt at various life stages, the avocets’s color change is a dramatic example. “In...